CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 41m · NR
Five Weeks in a Balloon

DISCOVER...! The slave market of Zanzibar! The forbidden city of Timbuktu! The treacherous Simoon of the Sahara!

55%(35)IMDbActionAdventureComedyFamily

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

Directed byIrwin Allen

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
EN
Released
August 22, 1962
Studios
20th Century FoxIrwin Allen Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Donald O'Shay

Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

Susan Gale

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Fergusson

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Ahmed

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Sir Henry Vining

BarBara Luna

BarBara Luna

Makia

Fabian

Fabian

Jacques

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Sultan/Actioneer

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

The Prime Minister

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Consul

Creative team
Directed by
Irwin Allen
Irwin Allen
Written by
Albert Gail
Charles Bennett
Charles Bennett
Produced by
Irwin Allen
Irwin Allen

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